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noun
Synonym of iamb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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Synonyms: iamb
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: iamb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metrical foot, foot, metrical unit
History
Borrowed from Latin ïambus (“a certain poetic meter”), from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).
